Nuclear weapon
US weighs expanding nuclear deployments in add'l European NATO states - report
US officials have signaled openness to deploying nuclear weapons in additional European NATO states, though an agreement is not imminent, the Financial Times reported.
Outgoing Mossad chief Barnea urges Israel to topple wounded Iranian regime
Using delay tactics, Iran turns US negotiations into prolonged waiting game - opinion
US Vice President JD Vance says 'a lot of progress' made in Iran talks
The Reagan lesson for Iran: Defeat the regime, defuse the bomb - opinion
Reagan’s Cold War statecraft offers lessons for confronting Iran’s regime and nuclear ambitions.
Belarus holds nuclear weapons exercises, says drills are not 'aimed at other states'
Belarus said the exercise would test the military's readiness to deploy nuclear weapons in different areas of the country.
Iran ‘frighteningly close’ to developing nuclear weapons, US energy secretary says - report
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright stressed that he considers even 20%-enriched uranium "very concerning," given the size of Iran's stockpile.
Why Iran's ballistic missiles pose a greater threat than the nuclear issue - analysis
This issue is especially dynamic as Iran surprised both Israel and the US with the speed at which they were able to excavate and uncover underground missile sites, which had been bombed.
Iran's enriched uranium under US surveillance, will be extracted 'at some point', Trump says
“If anybody got near the place, we will know about it, and we’ll blow them up,” Trump said.
Trump says nuclear weapons 'should never be allowed,' will not be used against Iran
"I want to make the best deal. I could make a deal right now ... but I don't want to do that. I want to have it everlasting," Trump said.
Weakening Israel’s defense plays into Iran’s hands - opinion
The US Senate’s vote last week to block military aid to Israel reflects a worrying trend
Nuclear deal between Iran, US illusory if IAEA not involved, Director Grossi says - Telegraph
"Without verification, any agreement is no agreement. It’s an illusion of an agreement, or it’s a promise, which you don’t know whether it will be complied with or not," Grossi explained.
The stakes of Iran diplomacy: enrichment, ballistic missiles, and Hormuz - opinion
Talks over Iran mask a deeper reality: enrichment, missiles, and Hormuz strategy persist regardless of diplomacy.
Khamenei dead, proxy networks destroyed: Has Israel won the war? - editorial
Former supreme leader Ali Khamenei is dead. Iran’s ballistic missile infrastructure has been set back to a degree Israeli defense planners would have called fantasy in 2024. But the regime survived.